Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Italy's "New Mountain" rose from the ground in a volcanic eruption in 1538.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.